Hmmm Which TV To Buy?
 

I was out shopping with Makingcoin and Rip Rastor for TV's this week and I really liked these ones. Anyone have one of these already or can suggest something else I should check out?

Sony 51" Widescreen Projection TV
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Toshiba 34" Digital TV
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Thanks,
DH

P.S. Don't suggest a Plasma TV, I would love one but they are retardedly overpriced here in Canada.

Depends on the size of the room. The digital will have better definition, but in a larger room, I'd go for the size of the projection TV.

Lol im from Canada, those plasmas are so friggin expensive

i would go with the sony, if u have a good distance, size matters!

check out ubid.com the manufacturer sells on that site, and the prices are generally 20-30% less than what you would get in the store

I just bought a Mistsubishi rear projection. I liked it so much I went back and bought another. If you live near a Best Buy they have no intterest financing till Jan 2005 on Mitsubishi now.

No promotional fee has been paid for this endorsement!

The best picture quality I've seen is on the new Sony XBR GRAND WEGA KF-50XBR800. Its even better than Plasma and DLP sets.

Price is $3395. Here are the specs>



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Sony TV KF-50XBR800 Grand Wega 50" Television

Sony has made a grand addition to the WEGA line. Discover the NEW 50-inch Grand WEGA? 16:9 LCD Rear Projection TV ? the KF-50XBR800. Offering 50-inches of flat out fantastic entertainment, this television packs all the power you seek in the perfect size. Enjoy features like our 3 Wide High Resolution XGA LCD Panels, 3.15 Million Dots Resolution (1366 x 768 x 3), 1.05 Million Dots Resolution (1366 x 768) for each 1.35" LCD Panel, a Contrast Level improvement of 25% for overall better black level, an Ultra High Pressure Lamp of 100 Watts, Digital Reality Creation? Circuitry (progressive), MemoryStick? Media playback, and JPEG slide show. Additional features include a DVI-HDTV Interface, a Super Fine Pitch Lenticular Screen (0.155mm), a High Contrast Screen with a Double Anti-Reflective (A/R) Coating, a First Surface Mirror, Wide Modes (Normal/Full /Zoom/Wide Zoom) and more. Watch and listen as this Grand WEGA TV?s 3-Way 6 Speaker Audio System booms. The KF-50XBR800 ? isn?t it grand?

Features
50" Grand WEGA 16:9 LCD Rear Projection Television
MemoryStick® Media playback, still image JPEG slide show
Contrast level improved by 25% for a better black level
Sleek aluminum finish remote control
DVI-HDTV interface
50" 16:9 LCD Rear Projection TV
Proprietary Optical Engine
3 Wide High Resolution XGA LCD Panels
3.15 Million Dots Resolution (1366 x 768 x 3)
1.05 Million Dots Resolution (1366 x 768) each 1.35" LCD Panel
UHP(Ultra High Pressure) Lamp 100 Watts
DRC (Digital Reality Creation) Circuitry (progressive)
CineMotion Reverse 3-2 Pulldown Technology
Super Fine Pitch Lenticular Screen (0.155mm)
High Contrast Screen with Double Anti-Reflective (A/R) Coating
First Surface Mirror
3D Digital Comb Filter
2-Tuner MID-X Circuitry (TwinView /Scrolling Channel Index)
Wide Modes (Normal/Full /Zoom/Wide Zoom)
TruSurround Sound/Virtual Dolby Surround Sound
3-Way 6 Speaker Audio System (Total 30 Watts)
Component Video Inputs Y/Pb/Pr (2) -HD Capable
A/V Inputs (4) - including 1 Front
S-Video Inputs (3) - including 1 Front
Control S (in /out)
TV Output
Audio Output
Energy Star Compliant: Power Consumption: 210 W; Standby 0.5 W
Dimensions (W x H x D): 54 1/4" x 43 1/2" x 16 3/8"(W x H x D): 1376mm x 964mm x 415mm


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I would love to buy one of these

40" FD Trinitron® WEGA? XBR® HDTV Ready TV
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But for fucks sake it's $5500 CAD, I might as well spend an extra $1k and get a plasma tv.

DH

I prefer to pay for things in cash :)

I figure once they are paid for I can relax, I don't like payments.

DH

I have a 60" Magnavox projection tv and the big screens are ok but yeah the plasma are way better.

I just checked it at the Sony Store and the price in CAD is $6499.99

A little more than what I wanted to spend. :winkwink:

DH

I just bought one of these for my bedroom.

24" FD Trinitron® WEGA? TV

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DH

I have a Toshiba HD compatible Widescreen projection, and it rocks! Don't know how the Sony's are though. But I do recommend a Toshiba.

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reverse your thinking - sony on tubes is better than toshiba - toshiba is better than sony on projection.

my 65" widescreen Toshiba HDTV

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If you don't want to go with a plasma, check out Sony's 40" Vega flatscreen. By far the best tube tv available.

Whatever you do, don't get a projection. :2 cents:

Ok, my first post up there was before I read your post about the same TV.

That's the same one i have.

EDIT: Actually, it might not be the exact same model I have. Mine doesn't have that silver strip under the screen.

Go with Direct View. You can't beat the image quality. I own a 32XBR400 and it rocks.

Sleazy, what model is that Toshiba. I plan on getting a 65" within the next few months.

Damn, you shoulda kept the Homegrown one, I am still jealous :)

DK, this is my recommendation based on having sold televisions for a short period of time

plasma tv at the moment is overpriced and pretty shitty in my opinion - the warranty alone will set you back about 1200.00 for 4 or 5 years

if you can afford the KV-40XBR800 40" FD Trinitron® WEGA® XBR® Hi-Scan® TV, go for it, definately one of the best pictures and a good size TV

if you want to go larger in size, than you will find a better price with the rear projection TV's

the best quality projection TV is the Hitachi - 65% of the projection guns used in other brands are made by Hitachi and they keep the best ones for their own TV's

in fact, Hitachi got out of tube production to concentrate solely on the projection television

if you have a Visions store in your area, here's what i suggest (if you go to another electronics outlet the same applies):

tell them you want to buy the TV and pay for it in cash, taxes in on the total cost

make them go down on the price by at LEAST $500.00

get the extra warranty (4 years)

they'll try to make you buy the stand, make them throw it in for free

make them throw in the delivery for free

and if they have a deal set up with a satellite company, make them throw that in for free as well

one more thing...a lot of people are really digging the front projection TV's - you can adjust the size to anything you want and the quality of picture is fucking amazing, just be sure that if you do buy one, get a professional to set the convergence

good luck
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go with a dlp projector and 110" screen:)

I just picked this tv up it's a 42' plasma panasonic pt-42pd3. I know ill be kicking myself in the ass when this TV is selling for 1500 bucks in 6 months :glugglug


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they had two options for toshiba 65" widescreen HDTV in the store - i took the more expensive one.

We got a 50" inch Toshiba HDTV.. we love it...

and have a huge collection of DVDs .. I'd rather watch a movie at home..

unless it's something like LOTR.....

If you really want a good TV, skip the mass consumer electronics store and look up a local high-end retailer. Pick up a DLP projection system or a rear projection by Runco or Loewe.

Yup. I saw a special I think it was from gateway $4000 for a 2ghz computer and a 42 inc plasma

We just bought a 51 inch Hitachi widescreen HDTV monitor in December and it is awesome!! I believe it was like $2,200 or so. Honestly, I recommend ANY Hitachi, it's a great brand.

Cassie

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This set was given to me so I can't complain too much about the condition.

It's actually not all that bad, it's just very dirty and will need refinished.

The really nice looking Burled Walnut part at the top is actually a "Faux Finish" meaning it's painted on and not real veneer. This is impossible to fix and will have to be replaced with a piece of real veneer. Fortunantly it is a small section because Burled Walnut ain't cheap!


This set uses a DuMont Chassis and has a tuning eye and their famous continuous tuner, i.e. it doesn't click into place but instead tunes like a radio by spinning the big knob on the front, note the spinner handle on the knob so you can crank it quickly to the channel you want. It also has an FM Radio and a Phono input jack.


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Yeah I used to have a 50" Hitachi Ultravision. It was amazing! But I sold it when I moved out to Vancouver 6 months ago. :(

DH

Dizzzam! Fuck this high definition crap, gimmie one of those!!!

DH

Does anyone know a good website where they do reviews unbiasedly on different TV brands and such?

Thanks,
DH

those 52 inch panasonic plasma screens are an orgasm for the eyes. but then you go limp when you see the 15k price tag heh

hopefully the price drops soon. i could buy a 1000cc bike plus a bunch of other shit for the same price.

You and I think too much alike bro :winkwink:

DH

$5500 CAD? That's like $15 USD, right? :)

Yeah something like that :winkwink:

DH

go for the tube vs projection if you want quality !!
I'm probably going to pickup that 40" in a month or so. Hopefully FutureShop will drop their price or I'll find a better price :)

Dude we should go in and buy both at the same time and hassle them for a deal :Graucho

DH

ahahha 2 for 1 and spend the rest at Hooters :1orglaugh

Yeah have you ever tried their breaded wings??? :winkwink:

DH

P.S. Hit me up on ICQ!

Go to a high end store for real, the sticker is probably only 10-15% higher than the local "discount" stores, but usually the folk more or less know their shit, and you can start to forge a customer relationship there with a sales guy.

They also have a LOT of leeway to give you deals. Essentially they can go down to cost + 10% (at least all the places I've seen), but then they get zero commission. They like to stick it to you as much as possible of course since their commission is higher.

I'm not saying fuck them. Buy you have wiggle room. :) IF you know exactly what you want, figure out the cheapest price online you can find, and add like 5-10% to it. You should be able to get it for around there if you walk in, grab a sales guy and tell him you want XYZ, for X price, and you don't want to waste his time. Might only be like $40 commission on a $5k sale, but for no work hell, who cares. :)

If you need help, just always figure ~10% off you can get without too much hassle at all, unless you're either taking up a shitton of the guys time, or are generally an asshole (or the sales guy sucks).

Ah, I miss the days of getting AV stuff for cost+10. :) Monster cables are marked up like 100% at least, it's crazy. Getting $110 cables for like $35+tax is pretty cool. Plus I got a whole home theatre setup (sony ES555 based) for about $900 when if I would have paid near-retail it would have been like $1400.

I'd hook you up if you were local to me.. Ah well.

-Phil

I can't believe you guys have high end TV's but without the home theater equipment. :Graucho

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You guys should go with Sony WEGA XBR HDTV. I have been extremely satisfied.

I don't know why but i have this thing for Sony. Sony is by far my soul brand. All my electronics are Sony and i never had no problems. So go for Sony. :thumbsup

sony all the way.....

decisions decisions :Graucho

go with the HDTV

gotta second this suggestion... just got my first DLP projector (NEC LT240!) and i don't think i'm *ever* going to be buying another television set..!

Bang & olufsen BeoVision is the best tv by far from all the mainstream flat screens . Its soo unbelievably clear you really feel like you looking out of damn window I couldn?t believe it!!
Make sure you check it out!! If you live in Toronto there is a store on University and Bloor check it out http://www.bang-olufsen.com/sw1823.asp

Why pay extra money when you can watch TV on your monitor! :thumbsup

Here's mine

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42" widescreen HDTV Samsung